By Mary Loughlin MS OTR/L Thirty years ago, I had my first son, and although he wasn’t diagnosed with autism for another almost 4 years, even as an infant, he did not want to leave the nursery, never mind our house. As the months went on, I diagnosed us both as having sensory deprivation. I [Read More]
Chris Sharry
2019 Team HARC 2019 New Balance Falmouth Road Race Runner Profile Fun Facts about Chris Have you ran another race longer than 7 miles? I have ran the Providence marathon, Bay State half marathon and I have ran the Falmouth Road Race before. What is your training routine? I run several times per week [Read More]
Stephany Lumenello
Runner Profile Fun Facts about Stephany I am the godmother of my 16 year-old sister, Sarah. I was born and raised in Worcester, MA and was a three-season runner in high school. I am a Talent Acquisition Partner at UMass Memorial Medical Center. Have you ran another race longer than 7 miles? My longest race [Read More]
Kathryn Newell – Team HARC
Runner Profile Fun Facts about Kathryn I am a NASM certified personal trainer and also a PN L1 certified nutrition coach. I am also a WNBF bikini competitor. I love training clients and helping them get healthy and active. I also work in the restaurant business which I’ve been doing half of my life [Read More]
Katie Sullivan – Team HARC
Runner Profile Fun Facts about Katie I’m a certified Cardio Sport instructor at the YMCA Boroughs, I teach 2 days a week Have you ran another race longer than 7 miles? The longest race I’ve ever ran was last October, I ran a half marathon at Hampton Beach with my friend Kathryn Newell. What is [Read More]
Autism ….Not Obstacle – By Robert Papazian
The last Sunday of April used to be one of my favorite days of the year. There were two reasons for that. First, the Autism Resource Center’s annual walk/5k happened that day and second, Little League baseball season usually started that day. At the walk/5k, I would get to see my friends Walter, Tom, Mike, [Read More]
AFAM Advocacy – Nicky’s Law
By Cheryl Chan Cheryl Chan addressed the crowd of 300 people on Autism Advocacy Day, speaking about Nicky’s Law. For those who were unable to attend this year we share her speech with a plea that we all work together to make this piece of legislation LAW. Thank you to the members of AFAM for [Read More]
The Story of Me
HMEA’s Autism Resource Central is a great organization that I have been involved with in one way or another for most of my life. As a sibling to an autistic brother, William, I have witnessed how the understanding and compassion for individuals on the spectrum has grown since the 1990s [Read More]
Be an Autism Super Hero
My life is chaos. That kind of comes with the territory when you have 4 neurotypical kids. Not just “what do you MEAN you can’t find your shoes?!” chaos, though there is that, too. More like “‘Kick in the crotch’ is NOT A GAME WE PLAY!” kind of chaos. Add a 6’2” 200 lbs man-child [Read More]
Ryan’s Voice
By Ryan Litchfield, Autism and Disability Self-Advocate Ryan spent time as an intern at the Center a few years ago and wrote about his experience as person with autism. We welcome him back to share an update with us on the challenges and achievements he has had since graduating from college. Prior to [Read More]
